Brotula ordwayi

Brotula ordwayi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Ophidiidae
Genus: Brotula
Species:
B. ordwayi
Binomial name
Brotula ordwayi
Hildebrand & Barton (1949)[2]

Brotula ordwayi is a species from the genus Brotula. The genus Brotula comes from the family Ophidiidae (cusk eels). Their body is a dark shade of green and brown spots.[3] Their fins are green with brown on the ends.[3] The eye color of the Brotula ordwayi is brown.[3] Their body has a length of about 20 inches (about 50 cm) and is not recorded to surpass this.[3]

The most recent research done on the Brotula ordwayi occurred in 1995 by Colombian researchers. Brotula ordwayi as a species has only been found in the Pacific ocean towards Costa Rica, Gorgona (Colombia) and Talara (Perú) and Mexico.[3][4] It is often mistaken for the Brotula barbata (a.k.a the bearded barbata).

References

  1. ^ Lea, B.; Béarez, P.; McCosker, J. (2010). "Brotula ordwayi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183758A8171159. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183758A8171159.en. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Brotula ordwayi Hildebrand & Barton, 1949". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e Franke, Rebeca; Acero P., Arturo (1995). "Las Especies Colombianas Del Genero Brotula (pisces: Ophidiidae)". Caldasia. 17 (82/85): 597–601. ISSN 0366-5232.
  4. ^ "Fore-spotted Brotula". Mexican Fish.com. 2014-05-16. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
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